adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of concern form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Showing concern.

   "There was a concerned expression on her face as I told her the news."

2. 2
   Involved or responsible.

   "The people concerned have been punished."

Adjective

1. 1
   feeling or showing worry or solicitude wordnet
2. 2
   involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in wordnet
3. 3
   culpably involved wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

implicatedinterestedsolicitousa party toactiveaffected

Antonyms

All antonyms

carefreeimperturbablenonchalantunconcerned

Example

More examples

"Are you concerned with politics?"

Related phrases

as far as one is concerned

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